Britain is simply a generalized term that the majority of people around the world use to refer to your country, which is the U.K.

You probably have never left your fucking county, much less your country, judging by your posts, but it's the truth. Your country represents the "British empire", which America is arguably still a part of, at least in economic terms. This is why "Britain" is such a commonly used term to refer to the whole of the U.K. by people the world over.

Why is it so fucking difficult for you to understand that shit? Put your ego to the side and come to grips with reality.

You are the reason why everyone thinks Brits are uptight prissy faggots.

Do you deny that America's banking system is essentially controlled by the Libor rate and that most of the risky stock trading done in the Western world is done in London?

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Aside from the fact that the Libor rate is a rate estimated by English banks based on external factors rather than set by them, if you think this qualifies America as being part of the British Empire then you are clinically insane.

Aside from the fact that the Libor rate is a rate estimated by English banks based on external factors rather than set by them, if you think this qualifies America as being part of the British Empire then you are clinically insane.

You have literally no comprehension of anything.

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You are a fucking idiot;

Because Libor is used in U.S. derivatives markets, an attempt to manipulate Libor is an attempt to manipulate U.S. derivatives markets, and thus a violation of American law. Since mortgages, student loans, financial derivatives, and other financial products often rely on Libor as a reference rate, the manipulation of submissions used to calculate those rates can have significant negative effects on consumers and financial markets worldwide.

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The western world essentially revolves around the machinations of the London financial district.

Educate yourself, you fucking moron. If you think I meant "galleons roaming the Atlantic, Sir Francis Drake, and embittered grudges against Spain and France" when I said "British empire", you're completely nuts. I was referring to an economically controlled empire. Economic subjugation is the first offensive tactic used by world superpowers to gain territory and influence, and the U.K., a.k.a. Britain, has become highly adept at such tactics.

So adept that it uses the U.S as its proxy. Then, uneducated single celled ameobas such as yourself come on sites like this one and insult Americans when your country is the one pulling the strings.

The western world essentially revolves around the machinations of the London financial district.

Educate yourself, you fucking moron. If you think I meant "galleons roaming the Atlantic, Sir Francis Drake, and embittered grudges against Spain and France" when I said "British empire", you're completely nuts. I was referring to an economically controlled empire. Economic subjugation is the first offensive tactic used by world superpowers to gain territory and influence, and the U.K., a.k.a. Britain, has become highly adept at such tactics.

So adept that it uses the U.S as its proxy. Then, uneducated single celled ameobas such as yourself come on sites like this one and insult Americans when your country is the one pulling the strings.

Learn about it, dipshit.

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you still don't understand the difference between setting a rate and working out a rate. Just because the rate is worked out in Britain it doesn't mean Britain can manipulate the rate more than any other country.

Your logic is akin to saying that because America has the best astronomers, it controls outerspace.

you still don't understand the difference between setting a rate and working out a rate. Just because the rate is worked out in Britain it doesn't mean Britain can manipulate the rate more than any other country.

Your logic is akin to saying that because America has the best astronomers, it controls outerspace.

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Uh huh.....

On 27 June 2012, Barclays Bank was fined $200 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,[29] $160 million by the United States Department of Justice[30] and £59.5 million by the Financial Services Authority[31] for attempted manipulation of the Libor and Euribor rates.

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Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS) is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom

On 27 June 2012, Barclays Bank was fined $200 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,[29] $160 million by the United States Department of Justice[30] and £59.5 million by the Financial Services Authority[31] for attempted manipulation of the Libor and Euribor rates. ]

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Yeah they really got away with that one didn't they?? Can you not fucking read? I think if England controlled the world economy we'd probably have a fuck of a lot power than we do...